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pick |
Verb
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remove in small bits |
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pick |
Verb
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select carefully from a group |
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pick |
Verb
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harass with constant criticism |
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pick |
Verb
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eat intermittently |
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pick |
Verb
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hit lightly with a picking motion |
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pick |
Verb
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look for and gather |
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pick |
Verb
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attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example |
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pick |
Verb
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pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion |
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pick |
Verb
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provoke |
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pick |
Verb
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pay for something |
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pick |
Verb
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pilfer or rob |
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prenatal diagnosis |
Noun
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any of the diagnostic procedures used to determine whether a fetus has a genetic abnormality |
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prognosis |
Noun
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a prediction of the course of a disease |
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prognosis |
Noun
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a prediction about how something will develop |
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prospect |
Noun
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a prediction of the course of a disease |
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prospect |
Noun
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the visual percept of a region |
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prospect |
Noun
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belief about (or mental picture of) the future |
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prospect |
Noun
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someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.) |
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prospect |
Noun
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the possibility of future success |
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prospect |
Verb
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explore for useful or valuable things or substances, such as minerals |
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prospect |
Verb
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search for something desirable |
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proof |
Noun
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the act of validating |
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proof |
Noun
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a trial photographic print from a negative |
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proof |
Noun
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any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something |
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proof |
Noun
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(printing) an impression made to check for errors |
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proof |
Noun
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a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it |
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proof |
Noun
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a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume) |
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proof |
Verb
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make resistant to harm |
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proof |
Verb
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activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk |
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proof |
Verb
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read for errors |
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proof |
Verb
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knead to reach proper lightness |
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proof |
Verb
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make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset |
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proof |
Adjective
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(used in combination or as a suffix) able to withstand |
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proportional sampling |
Noun
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the population is divided into subpopulations (strata) and random samples are taken of each stratum |
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primary election |
Noun
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a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen |
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policy change |
Noun
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a major change in attitude or principle or point of view |
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proxy fight |
Noun
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a measure used by an acquirer to gain control of a takeover target |
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porcupine provision |
Noun
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a measure undertaken by a corporation to discourage unwanted takeover attempts |
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pac-man strategy |
Noun
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the target company defends itself by threatening to take over its acquirer |
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poison pill |
Noun
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the target company defends itself by making its stock less attractive to an acquirer |
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pis aller |
Noun
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an expedient adopted only in desperation |
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point after |
Noun
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in American football a point awarded for a successful place kick following a touchdown |
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point after touchdown |
Noun
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in American football a point awarded for a successful place kick following a touchdown |
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ploy |
Noun
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a maneuver in a game or conversation |
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ploy |
Noun
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an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker |
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plebiscite |
Noun
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a vote by the electorate determining public opinion on a question of national importance |
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parking |
Noun
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the act of maneuvering a vehicle into a location where it can be left temporarily |
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parking |
Noun
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space in which vehicles can be parked |
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prohibition |
Noun
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the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof) |
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prohibition |
Noun
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a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages |